Public Safety Signals

Firehouse Magazine article on the new Capella University fire service administration concentration.

Capella University is the first online university to receive The Council for Higher Education Accreditation’s Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes. Capella is one of only four institutions in the U.S. that will be recognized with this award in 2010.

According to The National Criminal Justice Reference Center, January 2010 has been designated as the seventh observance of Stalking Awareness month. Stalking is often not recognized for its seriousness and potentiality. The NCJRC site also highlights; an NIJ Report, Stalking in America: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey, a Bureau of Justice Statistics [...]

I had a conversation with a colleague last week concerning her interest in helping provide more robust support for law enforcement officers and their families. Most realize that our officers, and solders, are on the front lines, in harms way and often at risk physically and psychologically. They are working for us 24/7 – 365.
As [...]

Beginning in January, we will begin offering a new Homeland Security doctoral level concentration. The discussions should be robust around cyber terrorism, bio-terrorism, intelligence analysis and terrorism. The concentration will be available to current MS or PhD learners in any public service leadership program.

Capella University has signed an alliance agreement with FLEOA that provides tuition discounts for all federal law enforcement officers. This is exciting news and complements our existing participation in the FBI’s University Education Program.
Charles

The National Institute of Justice has just released a report on the state of forensic science and recommendations to help further strengthen the field.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/228091.pdf
In the near future, we will be exploring forensic issues in more depth here on the blog.
What are some of the best forensic practices that you have seen?
Thanks
Charles

In honor of this Veteran’s Day, 2009, Capella University is pleased to provide a new Facebook page dedicated to all of our military and veteran learners, alumni, and their families and friends.
Please feel free to use this page to connect with your fellow Capella learners and alumni who are affiliated with the military, share your [...]

I was quite honored to have had the opportunity to meet General Colin Powell after he delivered a dynamic and inspiring keynote speech at Capella’s Virginia colloquium earlier this month.
While the General spoke of his vast and varied experiences in leadership, government and public service, I was particularly moved to personally witness the great [...]

I just returned from a keynote address visit to the Washington state public safety trainers group in Shelton, Washington. I was quite impressed with the group in that they are focusing their statewide public safety training on the problem based learning philosophy supported by assessment, evaluations and rubrics. We had a nice discussion concerning the [...]